Racing

Max vs 100 Sends Max Verstappen From Last on a 101 Kart Silverstone Grid to First in 35 Minutes

By Bill Smith September 18, 2026

Red Bull staged Max vs 100 on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, as the largest go-kart race ever run, lining 101 identical karts on a purpose-built layout at Silverstone designed by race director David Terrien. Max Verstappen started 101st with a simple brief: catch and pass every driver ahead of him inside 30 laps or 75 minutes. Once the rear of his kart drew level with the front of another, that driver was out for good. The 100 people in front of him were athletes, content creators, streamers, journalists, and fans, most of whom had seen the track only in Tuesday practice plus one qualifying lap. Dutch Formula One journalist Jacky Martens took pole. YouTuber Zac Alsop and Red Bull Ford Powertrains technician Lewis Osler sat near the front with him.

Toyota’s DKR GR FC Hilux Is a Fuel-Cell Pickup That Will Race in the Dakar Rally on Water Alone

By Bill Smith September 17, 2026

Gazoo Racing is sending a Hilux into the 2027 Dakar Rally that will never touch gasoline. Called the DKR GR FC Hilux, the truck keeps the tubular chassis, short wheelbase, high fenders and long-travel suspension of the GR DKR Hilux EVO T1+ that has already won the event four times, then pulls the twin-turbo V6 and puts a Toyota fuel cell in its place. Hydrogen and oxygen meet in the stack, electricity feeds the motors, and the only thing leaving the tailpipe is water. That is the entire plan for 13 timed stages and 1,000 competitive kilometers across Saudi sand, rock and dry riverbeds from January 1 to 15, 2027.

Red Bull on Rails, Vettel’s Title-Winning RB8 F1 Car Rides the Madrid Metro

By Bill Smith September 10, 2026

Oracle Red Bull Racing put Sebastian Vettel’s 2012 championship RB8 onto Madrid Metro rails this week and drove it through closed tunnels as if a subway line had suddenly become a racetrack. Heritage Team staff and Spanish engineering collective Andtonic did the work at Metro de Madrid’s Canillejas workshops, racing a two-week deadline to finish custom metal wheels before the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at the new Madring circuit.

LEGO Assembles a Full Grid of Drivable Brick Minicars for Formula 1 Drivers at the British Grand Prix

By Bill Smith July 3, 2026

Silverstone gets ready for a different kind of lap this weekend when all 22 Formula 1 drivers take the wheel of minicars made from LEGO bricks. Builders at the LEGO factory in Kladno, Czech Republic, put more than 6,400 hours into creating these 22 vehicles. Each one incorporates over 28,000 bricks arranged over a steel frame to match the specific livery of every team on the grid. Driver numbers and team emblems appear in their proper places with a playful LEGO touch.

Porsche Trades the Cayman for a 911 in Its Latest GT4 R Race Car

By Bill Smith June 26, 2026

Porsche lifted the curtain this week, with a clear message for its customer racing community. The new 911 GT4 R replaces the long-running Cayman-based GT4 models and becomes the first car in this category to wear the iconic 911 shape. Built on the same foundation as the current 911 Cup, the car arrives in time for the 2027 season and carries a starting price of $375,500 in the United States, including delivery.

Porsche Pairs Its 963 Racers with a Timeless Apple Computer Livery for Laguna Seca

By Bill Smith May 1, 2026

Racing fans hold fond memories of one particular Porsche from decades ago. In the 1980 season a customer 935 K3 from Dick Barbour Racing hit the circuits wrapped in bright rainbow colors and the Apple Computer logo. That machine competed at major events including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and left a lasting impression wherever it appeared.

Racing Fan Builds Working Formula 1 Car in Garage

By Bill Smith April 27, 2026

Kevin Thomas from Burgess Hill saw the mangled carbon fiber tub in front of him as a complete racing machine simply waiting for little TLC. Ten years ago, that tub was part of a Caterham F1 vehicle, and it was the focal point of a spectacular crash at the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix. After the team disbanded owing to financial issues, it was allowed to gather dust with three missing wheels and a critically damaged center structure. It was cleared out by debt collectors and then sold at auction, where Kevin purchased it.

Mechanics Float Through Red Bull’s Zero-G Formula 1 Pit Stop

By Bill Smith March 23, 2026

Photo credit: Red Bull Racing, Zero-G BTS stills by Denis Klero
By the end of the 2019 season, Red Bull Racing set numerous world records for fastest pit stops. However, as expected, the team was still eager to push itself to new heights, literally. They decided to put their skills to the test in a completely new setting, or more specifically, changing an F1 car’s four tires while floating around in the center of an aircraft.

Toyota Returns to Its Racing Roots with the TR010 Hybrid

By Bill Smith January 7, 2026

Toyota has just unveiled the TR010 Hybrid, its new competitor in the FIA World Endurance Championship. This new car replaces the GR010 Hybrid, which dominated early Hypercar races and won Le Mans in 2021 and 22.

Ford Mustang Super Mach-E Race Car with 1,421HP Set to Tackle Pikes Peak Hill Climb This Sunday

By Bill Smith June 16, 2025

Ford has unleashed a new contender for the 2025 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and it’s a far cry from the Mustang Mach-E you’d spot at a charging station. Revealed on June 16, 2025, the Super Mustang Mach-E is a purpose-built electric race car designed to dominate the treacherous 12.42-mile, 156-turn ascent to 14,115 feet in Colorado’s Rockies. With a staggering 1,421 horsepower, an aerodynamic package generating up to 12,000 pounds of downforce, and veteran driver Romain Dumas at the wheel, this machine is Ford’s boldest bid yet for Pikes Peak glory.